Monthly Archives: April 2011

Once upon a time someone spoke the first fairy tale. No one can know for sure how long ago that was. Perhaps it was Lucy, in Ethiopia, grunting to her daughter of the rich and beautiful hominid in the next … Continue reading →

My wallet is thick enough to keep an airline door open wide enough for passengers to exit, with room to spare for the drink cart. Why? Because I own every club-card for every store I have ever visited. Not one … Continue reading →

…so says Michael Pollan in his latest TED talk. Pollan takes a look at things from the point of view of plants. He continues by saying that corn’s scheme is for world domination through ethanol. He makes a good case, … Continue reading →